Answer:
Community Hospital of the West has recently been accredited by the Joint Commission for a full three-year period. Based on its accreditation status, CMS assumes that the Community Hospital of the West meets the Conditions of Participation. The reason CMS makes this assumption is because the Joint Commission has been granted deemed status.
Explanation:
Deemed status means that CMS has certified an ASC for the medicare participation, based on the following criteria having been met :
- The ASC has voluntarily applied for and recieved accreditation from a CMS-approved AO.
- The AO has recommended the ASC to CMS for medicare participation.
- CMS has accepted the AO'S recommendation and finds that all other participation requirements have been met.
